| Malá Úpa | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hradec Králové |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Trutnov |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.7239°N 15.8139°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1650 |
| Area Total Km2: | 26.67 |
| Elevation M: | 1041 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 157 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 542 27 |
Malá Úpa (German: Kleinaupa) is a municipality in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
The municipality is made up of the villages of Dolní Malá Úpa and Horní Malá Úpa.
Malá Úpa is located about north of Trutnov and 57km (35miles) north of Hradec Králové, on the border with Poland. It lies in the Giant Mountains. The highest point is a contour line near the top of the Sněžka mountain at 1600m (5,200feet) above sea level. The Malá Úpa River originates here and flows across the municipality.
The Malá Úpa River was first mentioned under this name in 1537. The first settlement of the area began in 1566, when woodcutters from Tyrol, Carinthia and Styria came here. The area belonged to the Vrchlabí estate owned by Kryštof Gendorf, who initiated the logging. The first written mention of the village of Malá Úpa is from 1650. The municipality of Malá Úpa separated from the estate in 1748.[2] [3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. On the Czech-Polish border is the Pomezní Boudy / Przełęcz Okraj road border crossing.
The most important monument of Malá Úpa is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It is a simple church, built in 1788–1799 and rebuilt after the fire in 1806.[4]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Malá Úpa is twinned with:[5]
Kowary, Poland